Liberal bishops Trump plea: Letters to the Editor Jan. 25, 2025

The Issue: An Episcopalian bishop imploring President Trump to have mercy on vulnerable groups.There are plenty of religious leaders who oppose President Trump (“Bishop’s ‘bully’ pulpit,” Jan.22).Exhibit A is Episcopalian Bishop Mariann Budde, who led the National Prayer at Washington Cathedral.Yet I wonder why the ostensibly compassionate prelate failed to mention the migrant minors who have gone unaccounted for during former President Joe Biden’s administration? And how could she give the silent treatment to the victims of crimes perpetrated by migrants?Budde later capitalized on her speech in next-day appearances on CNN, The View and the Rachel Maddow Show — which suggests the whole appeal was politically motivated.

James HylandBeechhurstBudde will be dining out for years on her unruly take on a prayer service — one that was supposed to bind a divisive polity together but instead came unglued.As many progressive simps would have it, she felt compelled to call out the tens of millions of voters who had just watched their victorious candidate assume office.Outrageous clergy are often loud, but she was so soft you could hear a pin drop into her bubble of self-assured Jabberwocky.Only fellow travelers and pencil-necked media will find comfort in her faux liberation theology.Paul BlousteinCincinnati, OhioWhat does Bishop Budde think about the some tens of thousands of children who, through illegal immigration, are essentially missing?There is a non-zero chance some of these children have wound up in exploitative situations.And what does she think about the victims of murder, rape, forced occupancy and physical abuse and the deaths from drug overdoses that are side-effects of this crisis? Al DiLasciaChicopeeI believe we have reached the point where some words simply don’t matter.

Budde’s rant at the National Cathedral’s Inaugural Prayer Service was indeed unfortunate.But increasingly people in our country are listening with deaf ears.If Trump�...